Comment 142 for bug 541511

(In reply to comment #115)
> (In reply to comment #114)
> > Created an attachment (id=35087) [details] [details]
> > new patch against current drm-intel-next
> >
> > Performance should be about the same as old ums code or unpatched kernel - but
> > stable ;)
> >
> General performance has indeed increased, however I can clearly notice
> "hickups" during major load on the GPU. Like when starting mozilla apps or wine
> apps; this was not noticeable with previous v7+locking patchset.
>
> As you said it is like old UMS code, and actually glxgears FPS is comparable
> (if not better); so the only minor issue is the hickups that I am experiencing.
> These hickups also hang the mouse for some seconds, so I suppose it is some
> locking on the GPU pipe, but I can't read the changes in your v8 patch so just
> suppositions.
>
Daniel the patch fixed every bug, I almost forgot that I was running a testing stack. Regarding the hickup: it most probably is perfectly normal and was concealed in previous versions of the patch because the overall performance was slower so the hickups could not be "felt"

Please add my Tested-by line, it's ready for me.